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The First Flowing Oil Well

Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania
Historical Marker Database · Mike Wintermantel
Industry
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The first flowing oil well in the world was drilled on this land by C.L. Hequembourg on August 13, 1860.
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Pennsylvania · United States

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